Portsmouth have a fourth owner within six months after a takeover by Hong Kong
businessman Balram Chainrai was confirmed. We take a look at the four
owners...

Alexandre 'Sacha' Gaydamak (Jan 2006 to Aug 26, 2009) The France-born businessman bought the club from Milan Mandaric, with the club insisting throughout his tenure that he funded the purchase through Russian property deals and denying reports that his billionaire father Arkadi - who was convicted in absentia in France last year on charges of illegal arms trading - was in any way involved.

Under Gaydamak Portsmouth invested strongly, spending a reported £11 million on England striker Peter Crouch in July 2008, just months after the club won the FA Cup for the first time since 1939.

Sulaiman Al Fahim (Aug 26, 2009 to Oct 5, 2009) The Abu Dhabi-based property developer was the initial public face of the Sheikh Mansour takeover at Manchester City but then turned his attentions to buying a club of his own.

However, it took from late May 2009, when Portsmouth accepted Al Fahim's bid, until late August to finalise the takeover and in the meantime chief executive Peter Storrie had been in talks with a rival consortium which also involved future owners Ali Al Faraj and Balram Chainrai. Ultimately though, Gaydamak sold his stake to Al Fahim.

Ali Al Faraj (Oct 5, 2009 to Feb 4, 2010) Portsmouth failed to pay their players for the first time on Oct 1 and days later Saudi businessman Al Faraj bought a 90 per cent stake in the club. A statement on the club's website read: "The takeover will ensure Portsmouth Football Club's future is safe and will bring financial stability."

However, the club's problems continued as the Premier League imposed a transfer embargo, club staff wages were paid late in November, December and January, television money was immediately sent to other clubs to settle transfer debts and Her Majesty's Revenue and Customs served a winding-up petition on the club for unpaid taxes. Al Faraj never once attended a Portsmouth match in his period of ownership.

Balram Chainrai (from Feb 4, 2010) The Hong Kong businessman invoked a clause in a £17 million loan agreement to take over the club from Al Faraj. Chainrai's intention will be to bring financial stability to the club, with a view to making it more attractive to other would-be investors.